1. Annals of Congress, I description begins The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States; with an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature (Washington, 1834–1849). description ends II, 56. The communicating letter may be found in RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, National Archives.

2. The Senate “Ordered, That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to certify the quantum of allowance in lieu of drawback on exported, dried, and pickled fish, which hath been paid under ‘the act for laying a duty on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the United States,’ of the 4th of July, 1789. And also the quantum of bounty paid on the exportation of dried or pickled fish, under ‘the act for making further provision for the payment of the debts of the United States,’ of the 10th of August, 1790” (Annals of Congress, I description begins The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States; with an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature (Washington, 1834–1849). description ends II, 53).

3. Statement No. 1 is entitled “Statement of the Quantum of allowance in lieu of a Drawback on exported Dried and Pickled Fish from the commencement of the Act to 31st. December 1790.” This enclosure, dated January 3, 1792, and signed by Joseph Nourse, may be found in RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, National Archives. It is printed in ASP description begins American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (Washington, 1832–1861). description ends , Commerce and Navigation, I, 48.

4. Statement No. 2 is entitled “Statement of the Quantum of Bounty paid on the exportation of Dried and Pickled Fish under the Act of 4th. August 1790 from the 1st. January 1791 to the 30th September following (so far as Accounts have been rendered).” This enclosure, dated January 3, 1792, and signed by Joseph Nourse, may be found in RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, National Archives. It is printed in ASP description begins American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (Washington, 1832–1861). description ends , Commerce and Navigation, I, 49.

5. Statement No. 3 is entitled “Statement shewing the number of Quintals and Barrels of Dried and Pickled Foreign Fish exported from the United States with the amount of the Drawback allowed thereon.” This enclosure, dated January 3, 1792, and signed by Joseph Nourse, may be found in RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, National Archives. It is printed in ASP description begins American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (Washington, 1832–1861). description ends , Commerce and Navigation, I, 49.

6. See Section 3 of “An Act for laying a Duty on Goods, Wares, and Merchandises imported into the United States” (1 Stat. description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America (Boston, 1845). description ends 24–27 [July 4, 1789]).

7. Statement No. 4 is entitled “Statement shewing the number of Quintals and barrells of dried and pickled Fish exported from the United States, on which no bounty is payable until six months after exportation.” This enclosure, which is misdated “Jany 3. 1791,” may be found in RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, National Archives. It is printed in ASP description begins American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (Washington, 1832–1861). description ends , Commerce and Navigation, I, 49.

8. A note at the end of this letter reads as follows:

“Note. The following expences incidental to the exportation of dried and pickled fish appear by calculation to be as near the amount as can be ascertained. Vizt.